Am J Psychiatry 1978; 135:1399-1401
Copyright © 1978 by American Psychiatric Association
Borderline diagnoses
CL Rich
The author describes the development of the borderline concept and the
apparent inaccuracy of the original hypothetical framework. The signs and
symptoms used to describe a "borderline syndrome" are often shared with
other psychiatric illnesses. The author recommends that clinicians consider
patients with only those features as "undiagnosed" until further research
determines whether a distinct syndrome exists.
